Research

Election officials often use redistricting to stack the deck in favor of one party or another. The Democracy Agenda has several concrete proposals the next president and Congress can take make the system more fair and independent.

The Brennan Center submitted testimony to the Legislative Branch and Executive Branch Committee for the Constitutional Modernization Commission regarding congressional redistricting reform in Ohio. The Brennan Center urged the Committee to expand the prohibition on partisan gerrymandering to congressional redistricting.

This volume is a sample of the Brennan Center’s work on all fronts in the fight for democracy and justice in 2015. Material is drawn from Brennan Center reports, policy proposals, and issue briefs, in addition to public remarks, legal briefs, congressional testimony, and op-ed pieces delivered at Brennan Center events or written by Brennan Center staff.